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Chastity talks canceled

Jason Evert, a national chastity speaker, has had to cancel all of his talks in the Baltimore area this week due to a family emergency. He was scheduled to speak in the evenings at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Ellicott City; Mount de Sales Academy; Mount St. Joseph High School; Our Lady of the Fields,...
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Mercy cheerleaders take top honors at Christmas Parade

There are no “do-overs” when it comes to cheerleading competitions. But the varsity and junior varsity cheerleading teams from Mercy High School didn’t need any on Dec. 2 at the Mayor’s Annual Christmas Parade in Hampden as the two Magic squads placed first in the parade’s cheerleading competition.
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Pope OKs plenary indulgence for Lourdes’ 150th

VATICAN CITY – To mark the 150th anniversary of Mary’s appearance to St. Bernadette Soubirous near Lourdes, France, Pope Benedict XVI authorized a special indulgence to encourage renewed holiness.
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Knights of Columbus deliver check for $1.6 million to pope

VATICAN CITY – The supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus and the fraternal order’s bishop-chaplain met privately with Pope Benedict XVI Dec. 6 and delivered a check for $1.6 million.
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St. Agnes begins major change

Three years from now, St. Agnes HealthCare in Baltimore will look completely different. Today, the biggest visible change is the loop road that’s been started; it eventually will provide access to a new 120-bed patient tower.
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Zambia needs strategy to protect it from debt

LUSAKA, Zambia – Zambia needs a comprehensive strategy to protect it from high debts and mismanagement that threaten to erode the gains of debt cancellation, said an official from the Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection in Lusaka.
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Research needed in global warming scenario

Tony Magliano did an admirable job of parroting the political far-left in his piece on global warming (CR, Nov. 15). In support of his claim that there’s not much time left to save the planet, he points to his personal experiences with warm weather; Al Gore; the Motion Picture Academy; the Nobel Peace Prize Committee,...
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Feast of Immaculate Conception is Dec. 8

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception falls on a Saturday this year – and, yes, Catholics are required to attend Mass.
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Sister Marie Joyce O’Keeffe, O.S.F.

A funeral Mass was offered for Sister Marie Joyce O’Keefe, O.S.F., on Nov. 29 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Marie Joyce died on Nov. 23; she was 89.
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Peru’s Supreme Court convicts Cabinet ministers

LIMA, Peru – Peru’s Supreme Court convicted 10 former Cabinet ministers for their role in the events of April 5, 1992, when then-President Alberto Fujimori closed down Congress and took control of the judiciary.
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African calendar available for sale

A 2008 calendar that features photos from an African mission trip undertaken this summer by parishioners of the Archdiocese of Baltimore is available for sale. The proceeds will be used to help purchase a new ambulance for St. Elizabeth Hospital in Arusha, Tanzania.
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Polish bishop sues after paper says he was informer

WARSAW, Poland – A Polish bishop is suing a local newspaper after it accused him of informing for the communist-era secret police.
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